Animal toy



' *l March 22, 1927 l 1,621,803

C. w MOTT ANIMAL Toy Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

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CARL WHEELER MOTT, F ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 T11-ICE.

RCH MAN'U- FACTURNG COMPANY, OF STERLING, TLLINLIS.

ANIMAL TOY.

Application le February I8, 1926. Serial No. 89,159.

.This invention relates to toys of that character in which the 'figure of an animal is mounted upon a wheeled platform, the "body of .the figure and the legs Athereof being moved 'as the platform ris pulled over the floor or ground.

The general object of my present invention is to provide a toy of `this character in which 'the wheeled platform supports the .ligureof the animal', 'said figure having atleast one pair 'of :depending legs which are pivoted to `the body and provide means whereby these legs may be swung back and forth as 'the 'toy is moved `and further provide means whereby the body may be oscillated at the'same time. l

A further Objectis to provide a construction ofthis character.comprising a'body having'two pairsof opposed legs an'djprovide means whereby the bodyI may be` tilted `vertically `and whereby the legs may be moved alternately, said means Ybeing' 'operated by a crank shaft upon which certain of the traction wheels are mounted. l

M y .invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure `1 -is la side elevation partly in section of" an animal toy constructed in accor'd ance with my invention;

Fig.` 2 is an undersideplan-view `on the lline 2-2 of Figure V1, Vbut showing the legs in a medium position; V

Fig. :3 is a fragmentary section on the line f3-3 lof Figure 1.;

Fig. 4 .is a section on ure 1.; f

Figures Yand 6 are diagrammatic y,perspective views showing the position of the legs `and actuating parts therefor as `the position .ef the body changed. u

Referring :to .these drawings it will be .seen thatI have illustrated .a platform 1D :having front wheels llmountedin any suitablemanvner upon the platform, and rear wheels 12;

.mounted .upon .a transverse axle 13, the midille xportion ofwhich lis cranked as .at 14, the platfonmbeing cut lout to accommodate this cranked ,portion. 'The/body 15 .of the animal, which .in Ithe present embodiment simulates .an elephant, is V.pivotally supported upon fan ,upstanding rod Q16. A",Ihisrod passes downward through the .platform and issorewthreaded -at .its .lower .end and engaging .the

V.rod .are .two .nuts f17 which .embrace the lplat- :so that the line 4 4 ofFigform yand are clamped thereagains't to hold the rod rigid. The body of the animal is formed with .a 'bore 18 and disposed within 'this 'bore is a U-:shaped bushing 19, 'the upper end of the 'supporting rod l16 being pivoted to ybusln'ng .in any .suitable manner as `at 20, the body may be oscillated upon this "supporting rod. At 'the rear the body vis provided with a depend-ing rod 21 which is telescopically mounted within a tubular sleeve 22 pivotally ,mounted upon the crank 14. This rod 21 is preferably of such length that .as .the crank shaft rotates 'the rod 121 will be Vshifted rearward land upward and then remain stationary while the `crank 1,4

l moves downward vand until the crank "Hicommences to rise to a predetermined position. Pivotally mounted .upon the sides of the :body V ,are the fore legs AQ3 and the hind legs Q4. These legs are tpivoted upon 'the lbody in any suitable manner. .F or lthe purpose of oscillating these legs as ithebody 'tal'lic bushing forced *into the wood of the is moved, the fore legs are provided with opf legs and the hind legs are provided with like sockets. v

Mounted u pon `depending ,pins 26 are .the cross tbars 27 and28, 'the'ends of which cross bars enter the sockets 'Q5 in therespectiwe legs. For the purpose of tilting these cross bars I pivotallymoun't upon the-supponting rod 16 the rod 29 which is preferably pivotally mounted upon 1 this supporting rod 16 for slight oscillatory movement, by' ,forming a loop 30 in this rod 29fwhichsurrounds .the supporting rod 16. The forward end vof `tlirough an openingformed in 'thecrossbar thisrod 'E29 is :angularlybent downward, Yas` 28 preferably on theother side of the cross fbar from the lirst named angular .portions 31. These angular. ,portions 31 constitute fulcrums for the cross bars.

It willibe obvious that these `crass' bars will oscillate y in Iopposite directions fand-being connected to :the .legs as they are, `the 4two legs on one .side Vof theibodyv will movein opposite directions and the oppose-d legs of each =`pair willmove in .opposite directions.

Thus .the .legson .one lside willgswing lto-' anism which I have ward each other while the legs on the other side will simultaneously swing away from each other, thus simulating the running or walking gait of an elephant or like animal.

Preferably though not necessarily, a rail 32 is mounted -upon the platform which extends partially around the same. The body of the animal, of course, is painted to more or less simulate an elephant or painted in attractive colors.

In the operation of this device as the rear end of the body lowers the rear pin 26 moves toward the support 16 and the forward pin 26 moves away from the support 16. The angularly bent ends 3l of the rod 29 constitute fulcrums for the respective cross bars 27 and 28 and inasmuch as these fulcrums are disposed on opposite sides of the pins 26 it follows that the cross bars will be rocked in opposite directions upon a downward movementof the body and again move .in opposite directions but reversely to the movement upon an upward movement of the body. The pivotal support 30 for the rod 29 simply accommodates the slight lateral swing of this rod. The oscillations of the cross bars backward pins 26.

I do not wish to be limited to the particular form of the animal body or to the particaresecured by the longitudinal and forward movement of the Vular details of construction as these might be modified without spirit of the invention pended claims,

departing from the as defined in the .apbut it will be seen that mech- -provided is very simple, that it may be very cheaply made and that it is entirely effective for the purpose intended. The body may be cut from one single thickness ofWOOd, the legs from a thickness of thinner wood and it will be further seen,` that all of the parts maybe very cheaply put together.

I claim 1. A toy comprising a support having traction wheels, an animal figure pivotally supported thereon for movement in a vertical plane and having transversely opposed legs' pivoted to the body, a vertically disposed. pivot mounted on the body, and a transversely extendingmember mounted on said pivot. and engaging at its opposite ends with the legs, and means connected to said wheels for acting as thetoy is propelled to rock the body upon its pivot and rock said transversely extending member to thereby cause the oscillation of the legs.

2. A toy comprising a wheeled support, an

' animal figure supported thereon having forward and rearward pairs of depending legs pivoted to the body, vertically disposed pivots mounted upon the body between said legs, cross bars, one for each pair of legs having their extremities operatively engaged with the legs, the cross bars being mounted upon said pivots for movement of oscillation in a horizontal plane, means acting as the body is propelled for oscillating the body in a vertical plane and means operatively connecting one of said 'cross bars to the other cross bar, and causing the cross bars to oscillate simultaneously in opposite directions as the body is tilted.

3. A toy comprising a wheeled platform, an animal figure, a support extending upward from said platform and upon which said figure is mounted for vertical 'oscillation, a cranked axle having traction wheels mounted upon the platform, a member connecting the cranked axle to one end of the figure to thereby cause the figure to be oscillated as it is drawn over the ground, cross bars pivotally supported upon, the body, the opposed pair of legs having sockets into which the ends of the cross bars extend, a rod pivotally supported intermediate its ends for oscillation in a horizontal plane and pivot-ally connected to the cross bars, the pivotal supports for said cross bars extending froin the body and engaging said cross bars each at a point to one side of the point of engagement with the rod.

4l. In a toy of the character described a platform, a cranked shaft mounted thereon, supporting traction wheels, a support extending from the platform, a body pivotally mounted adjacent its forward end upon said support for movement in a vertical plane, means connecting the rear ends of the cranked shaft t6 the rear end of the body to thereby tilt the body upon its pivot, forward and rear pairs of legs pivoted to the body and having l confronting sockets on their inner faces, cross bars one for each pair of legs and having their extremities disposed in said sockets7 a. fulcrum member for said cross bars comprising a longitudinally extending rod mounted upon the supporting member for oscillation ina horizontal plane and having downwardly `turned ends extending through and pivotally engaging the cross bars, and pins extending downward from said body and extending through the cross bars, the pin on the forward end of the body being disposed on one side of the fulcruin for that cross'bar and the pin on the rear end of the body being disposed on the opposite side of the corresponding fulcrum :from the first named pin.

5. A toy of the character described comprising a wheeled platform, an animal ligure, a support extending upward from said platform and upon which said ligure is mounted for vertical oscillation, a cranked axle mounted upon the platform operatively. driven from the wheels thereof, a member connecting the cranked axle to one end of the gure to thereby cause the figure to be `oscillated as it is drawn over the ground, cross bars pivotally supported upon the body, the opposed pairs of legs having sockets into which the .ends of the cross bars extend, and a rod piv'otally supported inter mediate its ends for oscillation in a horizontal plane and pivotally connected to the cross bars.

6. A toy of the character described inoluding,` a Wheeled support, a body pivotally mounted upon said support for oscillation in a vertical plane, forWard and rear pairs of legs pivoted to the body and having con fronting sockets on the inner faces, cross bars, one for each pair of legs and having their extremities disposed in said sockets,

15 pivots for said cross bars extending down- Ward from the body and a fulerum member for said cross bars comprising a longitudinally extending rod mounted for oscillation in a horizontal plane, and having its ends pivo-tally engaged With said oross bars, the point of pivotal engagement for the Cross bar on the forward end of the body being disposed on one side of the fulcrum for that cross bar and the point 'of pivotal engagement for the rear cross bar being disposed onthe opposite side of the corresponding fnlorum from the first named pivoted point.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

CARL VHEELER MOTT. 

